Strip-serving device.



F. S. ANABLE.

' snm sfnvms Device. APPLICATION FllE`D IUNE23. 1915. 1,216,763. Patented Feb.20,191 7.

' FREDERICK s. ANABLE', or BRoOKEINE, N'AssAo'HUsErTs,AssIeNoR fro `NATIONAL 4 To all whom it may concern:

Y ,BINDING MAINE.

iiaifa'roa original :replication filed August i9, i903, serial No. 449,320. Dividearmui v f1915. seriaiNo.35,93o.

Be it known that'I, FREDERICK SANA'BLE,

citizen of the United States, and a resident of. Brookline, in the county of Norfolk and State of Massachusetts, have invented an.VV

Improvement in "Strip-Serving Devices, of which thefollowing description, in connec-4 v ytion-with the accompanying drawings,' is va specification, like characters on the drawings 1 voir.l The:said block isfacedby a' wicking 9, the Yends whereof dependi'nto thewater `of theV reservoir 'an'd the cei'itral portion whereof contacts with. the strip. n, The dezpending-portion` ofthe block 6 Ais suitably cut away"tore ceivetlie fixed severing blade -10 suitablyvfmounted'in thesupport and in 'such mannerV as to `-be jnormallyl'shielded byv4 representing like, parts. l

This inventionl relates be employedin which case] the `inoistening Y vdevice forthe strip suitably positioned with respect thereto would contain an,adhesivein-jv 2a stead of water.

now Patent No. 1,147 ,290, July 210, 1915.

In order that-,the principle. ofthe inven-U tion may-be clearly,v understood,I-have disclosed a single embodiment thereof in the accompanying drawing, wherein- Figure 1 is a view in si le ele.fation,=ffparr tially in section, ofthe preferred form of my invention; f

F 2 isa vertical section taken through the moistener shown in Fig. 1 ,and

Fig. v3 is a view similar to Fig. 2, but repvention. Y. I contemplate among other things the employment of means whereby the strip may be severed by strip pressure. This may be accomplished in several ways, as, f or eX- aniple, by strip pressure upon the moistener,

resenting a slightly modifiedform of the ingA and herein I have represented a vrelatively movable nioistener and severing means'for effecting strip severance.

The strip support is represented at 1 it` being of any suitable construction `and being ,preferably a ease wherein a roll of paper may :be suitably supported and tensioned.

Herein, it is vrepresented as mountedupon to devices or ,apf paratus for supplying strips of paper or the like employed for wrapping or binding pack@ ages, v or for use as labels of anyl desired"f length, and has particular reference to thatl type of apparatus employing a'support for a coil of paper strip previously guinniedy and then dried:` and having provisionsffor moistening thegum upon the strip .as the'latterr, is drawn from its jcoilA It is apparent. that kan ungummed stripaof paper or thev like may ,sTRIP-sERvINGfDEvroE.'

Patented Feb. 20,1917.'

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a base 2. Suitablyl secured (to, the said baseV MACHINE COMPANY, oEBosToN,iviAssAeHUsETTs AjooiaPoRATIoN or is a'reservoir 3 niountedfabove the4 service path of the stri'pand provided with fan' inner'V -wall 4, thus forming an inner ohaniber'.: flVithin the/reservoir is mounted a block 6 l having a central depending portion `7 adapt# ed to be movedvertically in the ehambe'r'fl.

lreferablythe block G'lias"dependingpor#V tions 8 eXtendingfinto the water ofthe reser- Y thefwickingk f 1 j @ated below the edge of the blade 1o. When however, a sufficient. length of strip hasfbeen gdrawn from thesupp'ort, the free end of fthev strip' is 'moved' upwardly-,thus elevatingthe and 12 located beneath-the reservoir.v

Insteadof relying upon the weight ofthe springoniay, vif desired, besecured tothe upper face of thev reservoir, and the lower end of the spring may, if desired, be secured "blocko and vexposing-theblad'e`10, so that'the n v-. strip is severed. Threlffreeend'of the 'strip 'Y lthen fallsV away frointhe moistener' into`-,a

position where it maybe readilyzgrasped for jfurther usel :Ifhe stri-pis suitably guided' in its" passage to:'themoistenergand` hereinA for the purpose I lhave representedtifvo rolls 11 I to the lower end of the block, so that said v block and moistener are spring supported. The-spring 13 is ofsuchl strength that spring pressure applied to the face of the inoistener tion.

or moistener and severing blade as above the service path of the strip, it is obvious that VVhile I have herein represented the wick ioo exposes the blade 10 for the severing operal v understood that although speciiic terms are employed, they are used in a generic and descriptive sense and not for purposes of limitation, the scope of the invention being se forth inthe following claims; Y

y Claims: Y l Y t l. A strip serving device comprising a strip support, a moistener, a stationary severing device housed by the moistener, and meanspoperated by strip pressure to bring the strip into severing relation With said severing device. Y

Q." A strip serving device comprising a strip support and a moistener mounted for movement toifvard and from the service path of the strip, and a severing blade arranged Within the area of the moistener.

SQA strip serving device comprising a strip support, a severing blade above the service path of the strip, and a vmoistener Vso guarding said severing blade. Y

4i. A strip serving device comprising a 1 strip support, a stationary severing blade above the path ofthe strip7 and a movable moistener above the service path 'of the strip adapted to Vhouse vsaid blade during the moisteniiig action but to expose said blade upon the application of strip pressure.

5. A stripV serving device comprising a strii sua Vort a severinor blade and a mov'- Q n b a able, gravity-impelled moistener mounted vabove the service path of the strip.

6. A strip serving device comprising a strip support, a moistener above the service path of the strip, and spring impelled to- `Ward said service path, and strip severing" v4means inclosed by said moistener during non-use ofthe device.

7. A strip serving device comprising a strip. support, a moistener, a severing device within the area-of the moistener,and means operated byfstrip pressure to bring the strip Vinto severing relation With the severing device. Y v

8. A strip serving device comprising a strip support, a moistener, and a severing blade mounted Within the area of the moistdi-aft is imposed upon the strip.

l0. A strip serving device comprising a vstrip, support, a sliding moistener, and a stationary severing bladegnormally inclosed by said moistener, whereby the severing blade may be exposed for stripk severance by draft upon the strip.

11. A strip serving'deviceconiprising a strip; support, a moistener 9 and a severing blade l() Within Vthe area of the moistener, said moistener and blade being relatively movable, whereby said `blade may be eX- posed by draft upon the strip.

12,'AV strip serving device comprising a strip support l, a moistener and a severing blade 10 arranged Within the area of said4 moistener, said severing blade Aand moistener being relatively movable With respect to eachother toward and from the service path of theY strip.

In testimonyV whereof, Iv have signed my Vnaine tofthis specification, in the presence of :tvvo subscribing Witnesses..

FREDERICK S. ANABLE. Witnesses:

ROBERT H. KAMMLER, F. IRENE CHANDLER.

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